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K5 capsular antigen |
| Victor ID |
4879 |
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Gene Name |
K5 capsular antigen |
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Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) |
Escherichia coli |
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Gene Strand (Orientation) |
? |
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Molecule Role |
Virulence factor |
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Molecule Role Annotation |
MUTATION: K5 deficient mutant is more sensitive to killing by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and monocytes than the wild type (Burns and Hull, 1999). |
| References |
Burns and Hull, 1999: Burns SM, Hull SI. Loss of resistance to ingestion and phagocytic killing by O(-) and K(-) mutants of a uropathogenic Escherichia coli O75:K5 strain. Infection and immunity. 1999; 67(8); 3757-3762. [PubMed: 10417134].
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